Gospel discographer Bob Laughton reported to TBGB this morning that Mother Emily Bram-Bibby, National Evangelist and member of the National Advisory Board of the Women’s Department, Church of God in Christ, died yesterday, October 23, at the age of 91. Bram-Bibby was a recording artist for Savoy Records in the [...]
From GOSPELflava.com, the official media partner of the 23rd Annual Stellar Awards, below are the nominees for this year's Stellars. The finalists will be announced at the Stellar Awards gala at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville January 12, 2008.Congratulations to all the nominees and best wishes in January!Artist [...]
“Created 2 Worship”Cedric Ford & the WorshippersFrom the CD: Created 2 Worship GetRight Records 2007http://www.myspace.com/cedricfordandtheworshippers Based in Houston but with roots deeply planted in Chicago's west side and south suburbs, Elder Cedric Ford has been singing since he could talk, blending first with his family's group, the Ford Singers, and [...]
CherchBeBe WinansTMG Records 2006www.bebewinans.netBeBe Winans’ new two-disc project, Cherch, scheduled for release Tuesday, October 30, is one of the most joyful projects since the late Bishop G.E. Patterson’s Singing the Old Time Way collections on Podium Records.The title is a dialectical, tongue-in-cheek reference to the old-time African American worship service. [...]
We Have Seen His StarMississippi Mass ChoirMalaco Records 2007www.malaco.comGospel artists have been recording Christmas carols since Sister Rosetta Tharpe hit one out of the park in 1949 with her double-sided disc for Decca, “White Christmas”/“Silent Night.” As expected, other labels leapt into the fray the following year to capture their [...]
Thanks to Bob Laughton and Revs. Stefanie Minatee and Lawrence Roberts for alerting TBGB about this sad news:Writes Rev. Minatee:Just wanted to inform you that Gospel Music Legend, Leon Lumpkins, founder of The Gospel Clefs, passed away. His wake is tomorrow (10/17) from 1-9pm at the Greater Abyssinian Baptist Church [...]
"Every Time I Think About"Jimmy Russell and BOC (Because of Christ)From the CD "Live" (self-released) 2007Available at CD Baby: cdbaby.com/cd/jrussellbocJimmy Russell and BOC tore up an early session of the Gospel Announcers Guild gathering at this year's GMWA with "Every Time I Think About." The recorded version, featuring the straightforward [...]
“Over In Zion”Bishop Nathaniel Bond & The EnsembleFrom the CD A Message of Faith4 Life Miracle Records 2006From Joe Horn’s quartet-centric 4 Life Miracle Records and produced by the Christianaires’ Paul Porter with Terrell “Midge” Gatlin, “Over In Zion” is one hundred percent uptempo, hand-clapping quartet sound from a subset [...]
I WaitedJerard WoodsFound Sound Music 2007 www.jerardwoods.comNo doubt about it: Jerard Woods can sang!A coloratura gospel tenor in the style of Smokie Norful, Nashville-based Jerard Woods is a gifted vocalist who can worry notes without simultaneously distracting the listener from the song’s message. After singing behind many of today’s top-shelf [...]
Alone But Not AloneMarvin WinansPure Springs Gospel 2007www.purespringsgospel.comOne of the smoothest male voices in gospel today, Marvin Winans recently released Alone But Not Alone, a collection of what sound like personal testimonies tinted with cool RnB. The project is among the first to be released on sister CeCe’s Pure Springs [...]
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